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Chinese symbol for “blooper”

穿帮
chuān bāng
Traditional: 穿幫
(TV or movie) blooper; continuity error; (theater) to flub one's lines; unintended exposure of a body part

The closest CC-CEDICT match for blooper is 穿帮 (chuān bāng), defined as: (TV or movie) blooper; continuity error; (theater) to flub one's lines; unintended exposure of a body part; to be exposed (of a scheme or trick); to reveal sth one intended to conceal through a slip of the tongue.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

穿 chuān
to drill, to pierce; to dress, to wear
radical 116 ⽳ · 9 strokes
帮 bāng
to help, to assist; to support, to defend; party; gang
radical 50 ⼱ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 穿帮.

WordPinyinMeaning
穿着 (穿著)chuān zhuóattire; clothes; dress
穿越chuān yuèto traverse; to pass through; to cross; time travel (as a genre of fiction)
穿过 (穿過)chuān guòto pass through
贯穿 (貫穿)guàn chuānto run through; a connecting thread from beginning to end
身穿shēn chuānto wear (a garment)
穿梭chuān suōto shuttle back and forth
帮助 (幫助)bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist
帮忙 (幫忙)bāng mángto help; to lend a hand

See also: Japanese symbol for “blooper”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.